By Stephen Kinzer January 01, 2013 "The Guardian" --  What do Nebraska and Iran have in common? Not much – but enough to cause big trouble for former Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel, whose possible nomination to be secretary of defense is being challenged by the powerful bomb-Iran-yesterday lobby. Iran, in its former incarnation as Persia, created the world's first empire, produced titanic figures like Cyrus, ...

Professor  Ali  Sukhanver While going through the details of suicide attack on Asadullah Khalid, the Intelligence Chief of Afghanistan, one feels that Khalid was strolling somewhere in a public park or enjoying a cup of hot Afghani Qahwa in a café along some deserted highway; he was not at a guesthouse used by the National Directorate of Security in a heavily guarded area of the capital Kabul. How could it ...

By Balbir Singh Sooch-Sikh Vichar Manch The only question seems to have involved in the sacrifice, “She (Gang-rape victim dies- nation in grief) symbolised the best of Indian youth and women and who fought till the very last minute for her dignity and her life. Her death will not be in vain and we will do everything possible to ensure that such an incident never recurs” — Pranab Mukherjee, President”.   Que ...

 By Sajjad Shaukat Foreign-backed subversive activities inside Pakistan have deep connections with the propaganda campaign against the country. In this regard, with the assistance of the American-Israeli lobbies which have well penetrated in the US administration, India leaves no stone unturned in tarnishing the image of Pakistan, its army and the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) through concocted stories ...

Lakhdar Brahimi urges "real change" in Damascus and for transitional leaders with full power until elections are held. Posted By Sheihk Zahoor International envoy Lakhdar Brahimi has called for "real change" in war-torn Syria and the installation of a transitional government with full powers until elections can be held. The envoy unveiled his initiative in Damascus on Thursday as Russia, the most powerful a ...

by Habib Yousafzai Many important facts have been highlighted in the article entitled above. The dominant ruling classes of the Indian state still dominate according to the Hindutva ideology. Although there is much verbal rhetoric of secularism and equality; in practice the Indian state apparatus operates in accordance with Hindu extremism. India refuses to accept Sikhs, Jains, and Buddhists as distinct rel ...

 By Asif Haroon Raja Despite Obama’s desperation to declare victory in Afghanistan, triumph is not in sight. The US is now striving to end the war in Afghanistan in a manner that its honor doesn’t get bruised. It wants the world to believe that its troops are abandoning Afghanistan of their own accord after achieving most objectives. While all the power centers in USA undoubtedly want to end the war on a wi ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Although Pakistan’s provinces of Balochistan and Gilgit-Baltistan including city of Karachi have been facing various forms of subversive attacks, yet wave of terrorism has intensified in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa which has perennially been targeted by the Taliban militants on regular basis. Besides other terror acts, militants’ attack on Peshawar Air Port on December 15, this year, and a car bomb ...